{"product_id":"i-wish-id-been-there-twenty-historians-bring-to-life-the-dramatic-events-that-changed-america-paperback","title":"I Wish I'd Been There: Twenty Historians Bring to Life the Dramatic Events That Changed America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eByron Hollinshead\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Wish I'd Been There\u003c\/i\u003e brings together twenty of our most distinguished historians' responses to the question \"What scene or incident in American history would you most liked to have witnessed--and why?\" The answers illuminate crucial moments in our past and give readers a front-row seat at some of American history's most dramatic events.The Salem witch trials, the raid on Harper's Ferry, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the voting rights march on Selma, the beginnings of the Vietnam War--all of these and more are vividly recreated here by a stellar list of contributors, including Mary Beth Norton, Joseph Ellis, Carol Berkin, Geoffrey Ward, Robert Dallek, Jay Winik, Robert Cowley, Carolyn Gilman, and William Leuchtenburg, among other luminaries of the profession. With imagination, insight, and vivid detail, \u003ci\u003eI Wish I'd Been There\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging tour through key events in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eByron Hollinshead\u003c\/b\u003e is president of American Historical Publications, a producer of books in history for adults and for children. Previously, he was president of American Heritage Publishing Company and Oxford University Press, Inc. He was publisher of \u003ci\u003eMHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime Machine: American History for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a former president of National History Day and, currently, vice-chair of The National Council for History Education. Hollinshead has been a consultant to several PBS documentaries in history including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eFreedom: A History of US\u003c\/i\u003e, a sixteen part series from Kunhardt Productions. As an editor and publisher, Mr. Hollinshead has worked with many of the authors in this anthology on their previous books and articles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53510257901875,"sku":"9781400096541","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ROFXMKITxe9781400096541.webp?v=1781748987","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/i-wish-id-been-there-twenty-historians-bring-to-life-the-dramatic-events-that-changed-america-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}